Section 5. If the owner of stray beasts does not appear within three months after the finding thereof and prove title thereto, the finder may sell them by public auction, first giving notice of such sale, at least four days before the time of sale, in two public places in the town where the beasts were found.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 134 - Lost Goods and Stray Beasts
Section 1 - Report of Lost Money or Goods by Finder
Section 2 - Stray Beasts; Report of Finding
Section 3 - Restitution of Property
Section 4 - Rights of Finder if No Owner Appears
Section 5 - Auction of Stray Beasts; Notice
Section 6 - Rights of Owner and Finder of Stray Beasts
Section 7 - Taking Away Stray Beasts Without Paying Lawful Charges